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Artin Jelow

Coordinates: 37°4′40″N 70°10′1″E / 37.07778°N 70.16694°E / 37.07778; 70.16694
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Artin Jelow
Ārtīn Jelow
Artin Jelow is located in Afghanistan
Artin Jelow
Artin Jelow
Location in Afghanistan
Coordinates: 37°4′40″N 70°10′1″E / 37.07778°N 70.16694°E / 37.07778; 70.16694
Country Afghanistan
ProvinceBadakhshan Province
DistrictArgo
Time zoneUTC+4:30 (Afghanistan Time)

Artin Jelow (also Atin Jilao) is a village in Badakhshan Province in north-eastern Afghanistan.[1] It is roughly 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Rostaq, Afghanistan. There is a bridge over the Kokcha River there. In the 1970s, the village population were primarily Tajiks.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "NGA GeoNames Database". National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ Adamec, Ludwig W., ed. (1972). Historical and Political Gazetteer of Afghanistan. Vol. 1. Graz, Austria: Akadamische Druck-u. Verlangsanstalt. p. 25.